The myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus), defines the absurd as the unbridgeable gap between the desire for meaning and the silence of the universe. The central point of the game is not failure, but the choice to continue anyway. There is a deep ethical force in this gesture. Continuing to think, to write, to paint, to live, knowing that there is no guarantee of truth or salvation, is an act of resistance and freedom. Sisyphus is the icon of an "impossible game" Eternally pushing a boulder on top of a mountain, knowing that it will always roll downstream. But it is precisely in the refusal to surrender that man becomes free.
